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Premier Inn

Premier Inn owner Whitbread asks landlords for 50% rent cut

The City of London skyline

Cairn Energy awarded nearly £1bn in tax dispute with India

The EU and Union flags

Optimism rises that Brexit trade deal can be reached with European Union

Quintessentially British

Very top end of country house market ‘may have had most active year since 1980s’

A sign warns shoppers in Bristol of the Tier 2 high alert

‘Further action’ may be needed to curb coronavirus spread, minister admits

Elon Musk said he once considered selling the electric car maker to Apple

Elon Musk says Apple passed on potential deal to acquire Tesla

Vehicles on the M1 motorway

Motor insurance premium costs have fallen in recent months, analysis finds

A wallet with cash and cards

Wallet contents could be goldmine for fraudsters, research warns

Octopus is expanding into Japan

Octopus Energy reaches £1.5bn valuation amid Japan plans

A vehicle passes through the Port of Dover in Kent after French authorities announced that journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume

Covid-19 tests for lorry drivers will lead to border delays, hauliers group says

People drinking

Marston’s inks deal to run Brains’ pubs, protecting 1,300 jobs

Piles of coins

Wealth gap between ethnic groups unlikely to change – report

Borders are set to reopen between France and the UK

More areas could face Tier 4 measures as mass testing aims to ease port chaos

Coronavirus – Tue Dec 22, 2020

Mass testing for lorry drivers aims to ease congestion as French border reopens

The Andrew Marr Show

Businesses hit by Tier 4 restrictions need bigger cash boost, says Labour

Coronavirus – Tue Dec 22, 2020

More than 4,000 food and drink lorries halted by virus disruption, MPs told

Coronavirus – Tue Dec 22, 2020

French agree to ease travel ban, but hauliers still warned to avoid Kent

Michel Barnier

UK-EU talks on post-Brexit trade deal ‘at a crucial moment’ – Barnier